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Played
January 5, 2013 5:00 PM SAST
White Hart Lane — London
Referee: M. Naylor
Attendance: 35766
January 5, 2013 5:00 PM SAST
White Hart Lane — London
Referee: M. Naylor
Attendance: 35766
Tottenham - Coventry Preview: Spurs reunited with old FA Cup foe
Spurs will look to kick off their campaign in style after suffering semi-final disappointment last season, against a League One team that defeated them in the 1987 final
By Matt Davis
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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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TOTTENHAM
 Friedel Walker, Gallas, Caulker, Naughton Huddlestone, Parker Falque, Sigurdsson,Townsend, Adebayor |
COVENTRY
 Murphy Christie, Wood, Edjenguele, Adams Baker, Fleck, Jennings, Moussa Clarke, McSheffrey |
Andre Villas-Boas could give Scott Parker his first start since coming back from injury, but the FA Cup clash might come too soon for Benoit Assou-Ekotto, who is lacking match fitness.
Tottenham's big stars may be rested, giving the likes of Parker, Andros Townsend, Tom Huddlestone and Yago Falque a chance to impress.
Brad Friedel could be set to make his return to the Tottenham line-up, making his first start since signing a new contract at the club, keeping him at White Hart Lane until 2014.
The Sky Blues come into the game following their first defeat in 10 games, losing 1-0 on New Year's Day to Shrewsbury and will undoubtedly be going all-out against Tottenham, making amends for last year's exit in the third round of the cup.
Despite starting 2013 with a defeat, it is unlikely Mark Robins will make many changes to the line-up, with his team keeping an impressive eight clean sheets so far this season. However, he will have to make one crucial change as top scorer David McGoldrick has left to join Ipswich Town, so loan signing Leon Clarke could come in.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Tottenham reached the semi-final of the cup last year, losing 5-1 to Chelsea, who eventually went on to lift the trophy.
- Coventry beat Tottenham in the 1987 FA Cup final, grabbing a winner in extra time in a 3-2 thriller.
- Steve Ogrizovic, who played over 500 times for the Sky Blues and was the goalkeeper in the 1987 FA Cup final, remains at the club as goalkeeping coach.
- Tottenham have won the FA Cup eight times, the most recent being in 1991. They are 10/1 to beat Coventry 3-1 with bet365.
- Coventry boss Mark Robins won the FA Cup once as a player, with Manchester United in 1990.
- Tottenham have not conceded this season when Scott Parker (pictured) has been on the pitch.
- Spurs have conceded only two goals in their last five Premier League games.
- David McGoldrick is Coventry's top goalscorer so far this season, scoring 18 times.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Tottenham 3-0 Coventry
- 15.11 %
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Tottenham 3-1 Coventry
- 12.04 %
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Tottenham 2-0 Coventry
- 8.72 %
| England - FA Cup (FA) | 05 Jan 2013 | Tottenham 3 - Coventry 0 |
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Tottenham
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| 12 May 2013 | Stoke City 1 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| 08 May 2013 | Chelsea FC 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| 04 May 2013 | Tottenham 1 - Southampton 0 | EPL |
| 27 Apr 2013 | Wigan Athletic 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| 21 Apr 2013 | Tottenham 3 - Manchester City 1 | EPL |
Coventry
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| 27 Apr 2013 | Notts County 2 - Coventry 2 | EFL1 |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Coventry 0 - Leyton Orient 1 | EFL1 |
| 13 Apr 2013 | Crawley Town 2 - Coventry 0 | EFL1 |
| 06 Apr 2013 | Coventry 1 - Brentford 1 | EFL1 |
| 01 Apr 2013 | Walsall 4 - Coventry 0 | EFL1 |
| 24 | Brad Friedel | Goalkeeper |
| 32 | Benoit Assou-Ekotto | Defender |
| 28 | Kyle Naughton | Defender |
| 20 | Michael Dawson | Defender |
| 45 | Steven Caulker | Defender |
| 23 | Clint Dempsey | Midfielder |
| 3 | Gareth Bale | Midfielder |
| 22 | Gylfi Sigurdsson | Midfielder |
| 8 | Scott Parker | Midfielder |
| 6 | Tom Huddlestone | Midfielder |
| 10 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Striker |
| 25 | Hugo Lloris | Goalkeeper |
| - | Jan Vertonghen | Defender |
| 7 | Aaron Lennon | Midfielder |
| - | Andros Townsend | Midfielder |
| 19 | Moussa Dembele | Striker |
| 46 | Thomas Carroll | Midfielder |
| 18 | Jermain Defoe | Striker |
| 1 | Joe Murphy | Goalkeeper |
| 34 | Blair Adams | Defender |
| 26 | Jordan Clarke | Defender |
| 24 | Richard Wood | Defender |
| 23 | William Emery Edjenguele | Defender |
| 18 | Carl Baker | Midfielder |
| - | Franck Moussa | Midfielder |
| 19 | Gary McSheffrey | Midfielder |
| - | James Bailey | Midfielder |
| - | Steven Jennings | Midfielder |
| 8 | Leon Clarke | Striker |
| 1 | Chris Dunn | Goalkeeper |
| 31 | Cyrus Christie | Defender |
| - | Nathan Cameron | Defender |
| - | Adam Barton | Midfielder |
| - | Conor Thomas | Defender |
| - | John Fleck | Midfielder |
| - | Stephen Elliott | Striker |
| Gylfi Sigurdsson | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 22 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Franck Moussa | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 0 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Danny Hylton Striker Aldershot |
8 | 0 |
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Carlos Tévez Striker Man City |
5 | 0 |
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Scott Rendell Striker Luton Town |
4 | 1 |
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Marvin Sordell Striker Bolton |
4 | 1 |
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Demba Ba Striker Chelsea |
4 | 0 |